Since any New York cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.

A full-career Joe Dante retrospective has begun. Gremlins and Gremlins 2 (the latter with a secret screening included) play on Friday and Saturday, respectively. His great Matinee plays on the latter day, and The Second Civil Warscreens alongsideIdiocracy this Sunday. Many showings are introduced by Dante.

Kilroy Metal Ceiling

A free, outdoor, 16mm screening of Sarah Maldoror‘s Sambizanga — an “unequivocal masterpiece” of Third World cinema — is being held in Brooklyn tonight, and details can be found here.